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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Saturday October 12, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Connolly Commends DOJ For Suing to Stop Governor Youngkin's Voter Roll Purges
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement after the Department of Justice announced a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia for unlawfully and systematically purging voter rolls within 90 days of an election: "This week, I alerted the Department of Justice to Governor Glenn Youngkin's daily, systematic purging of voter rolls in Virginia less than a month before the electi  more

In Case You Missed It: Capito, Colleagues Fight to Protect Americans and Deport Illegal Immigrants Convicted of Sex Crimes
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 19 of her colleagues--led by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)--in introducing a bipartisan bill that will allow America to deport sexual offenders currently in the country and block those seeking to enter. This comes after a shocking report revealed that 16,320 illegal immigrants with sexual assault convictions are i  more

Rep. Spanberger Issues Commentary Urging Colleagues to Vote to Pass Her Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate WEP & GPO
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following commentary to Richmond Times-Dispatch on Oct. 11, 2024: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today called on her colleagues to vote to pass her bipartisan legislation to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) in an op-ed for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The Social Security Fairness Act -- which Spanberger leads in the U.S. House alongside U.S. Representativ  more

Rep. Spanberger Ranked #1 Most Collaborative Member of Congress From Virginia, #3 in Country
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: WOODBRIDGE, Va. -- U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger this week was ranked as the most collaborative Member of Congress from Virginia -- and the third most collaborative lawmaker on Capitol Hill. Bridge Grades score Members of Congress on their ability to collaborate, build coalitions, deliver consensus solutions, and bridge divides in our country. In the latest Bridge Grades rep  more